A historic downtown Dayton building is enjoying a little dose of Hollywood.
The Liberty Tower, known as the Mutual Home Building when it was completed in 1931, was a filming location for "The Old Man and the Gun," a movie starring Robert Redford, Danny Glover and Sissy Spacek. The movie is now showing in Dayton.
>> How to see ‘Old Man and the Gun’ — the Robert Redford movie filmed here in Dayton
>>PHOTOS: Scenes from the Robert Redford movie production in Dayton
Here are 3 things to know about the Liberty Tower:
1. During World War II the building had its own code name – “Dog Easy 77.”
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2. It is Dayton’s only “setback” Art Deco skyscraper. The building, designed with “setbacks” at intervals, gives it the look of stacked blocks.
>>Why Dayton’s Liberty Center was chosen for the filming of Old Man and the Gun
3. The marble for the lobby walls was transported from Italy by steam ship.
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